Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 6 Apr 2022 09:55:56 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] i2c: add binding to prevent device detection | From | Krzysztof Kozlowski <> |
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On 06/04/2022 09:26, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: >> >> I'm having a hard time drawing the line between hardware and the >> "system" here. The bus being completely described in devicetree doesn't >> sound like a hardware property to me, but, yes, I can change the >> description to say that. > > Then you need to come up with better description. :) By system I > understood here Operating System, therefore a Software piece or pieces. > Bindings should not rather focus on hardware instead of referencing > software.
Ah... I meant: Bindings should rather focus on hardware instead of referencing software.
> Software actually not matter for the bindings... There is > quite clear distinction between hardware and operating system... > > Can you explain why do you think "bus being completely described" is not > a hardware description? Bindings and DTS describe hardware, so one of > parts of such description is whether nodes and other properties are > present. If all child nodes are present in DT - no-detect - and this is > a purely hardware point of view. No software here.
Best regards, Krzysztof
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